Events in Paris and London today

My heart and prayers go out to everyone in France who are trying to come to terms with last night’s ghastly events in Paris. We at Changing Faces are ready to do anything we can to help those injured and their families and we are with all people who stand for freedom and democracy. Today,

A week of connections

I love Round Britain Quiz but frustratingly rarely get all the connections. Here’s a conundrum for you: “What links a sculptor from Oxford, a speaker at a conference in Gdańsk, an actor in EastEnders and Dr Scroggy?” The answer is… Last weekend, I met Martin Jennings who sculpted Sir Archibald McIndoe’s statue in East Grinstead

His is the face of a warrior for the human spirit

To be chosen as the subject of the first People’s Portrait was, as Simon Weston put it, a very humbling experience. But as he showed consistently throughout the beautifully crafted BBC film about the making of the portrait, he is a delightfully humble man. But not in the way you might imagine I mean. Not

Three role models of how to live a full life with facial burns

Role models are inspirational and we need more of them, people who have been through some trauma or major life event, and come out not just surviving but in some way uplifted by the experience. In the last week or two, as a man with facial burns, I have been inspired by three men who

Ripples and tipples

The ripples from the Five News appearances (see http://www.changingfaces.org.uk ) seem to continue almost unabated and I have even heard people say that they think a damn has been breached. Time will tell if broadcasters have taken on board the messages– that it’s OK to put people with unusual faces on the box in everyday